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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 86.pdf
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td>Hamilton left after breakfast - Cr Wilfred for 5/ pd him for | + | <td>Hamilton left after breakfast - Cr Wilfred for 5/ pd him for yesterdays work |
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| + | W'd Sim & Denny preparing Wheat for Mill - firewood So | ||
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| + | Hamilton took away Blacky & Red Heifer sold him by W'd</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd to Stratford Mr Allan - sent letter to P. Office Mrs T to Jno W. T pottering |
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| + | Charnock to tea Robinson calld --</td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Paid Alex McTavish taxes for 1846 |
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| + | Simon ploughed S West of Fall Wheat - W'd whitewashing &c Din'g room | ||
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| + | Denny pottering - Had a Bottle <s>Brandy from</s> Whisky from <u>Rankin</u> | ||
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| + | Margaret Crerar came to us this morning @ $3 p month | ||
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| + | Mrs {illegible} with us today scouring floors </td> | ||
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Revision as of Apr 7, 2024, 7:46:45 PM
1846 October
| Saturday | 17 | a slight covering of Snow {in Bold} at daylight & continues
Hamilton & W'd at Pafsage 2nd Coat & began Dining room {illegible} Simon Firewood - whitewash &c &c - W'd making Plough handles &c rec'd p of Dalys letter from John at Hamilton |
a little Snow m'g aftern'n fine & cold | 32 | 26 | |||
| Sunday | 18 | Hamilton left at daylight taking 3 pr old Boots - Denny ret'd @ 2 or 3 pm laid up with bad foot from a fall with a Log Wood this evening. | fine | 22 | 33 | |||
| Monday | 19 | Hamilton came after breakfast - plastering Din'g Room - W'd pottering - Denny Do & aft'n to Stratford for Whiting - none to be had
Linseed &c --White Sow about 3 or 4 days - sup'd to have Pigs No or West Barn |
fine cold | 28 | 37 | |||
| Tuesday | 20 | Hamilton Plastering Din'g Room Sim & Den. plough'g W'd to Duncan the Smiths & pottering W'd found Sow behind Hay Stack in Bush with 9 Pigs 5 White 4 spotted | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Wednesday | 21 | Hamilton left @ 10 3/4 - after fixing Stone supports (2) to back of House
settled his account to this time us under his charge for Plastering 19 1/2 days @ $1 -- $19.50 Cr By 2 Bl's Wheat sold him @ $3/4 --- 1.50 By so much done by him to Wilf'd -- 8.~ to Mrs T. -- 5. 46 14.96 pm{illegible} by him } Balance pd him in Cash ------ $4.54 |
1 | 2 | 7 1/2 | snow show'r | 29 | 34 |
| Paid Mr Roy & Ann Stewart | 3 | ~ | ||||||
| Thursday | 22 | W'd ploughing forenoon broke the Plough in two which is ruined unlefs & cannot be repaired - afternoon to Stratford & purchased one of Pindar for $10 1/2 pay'ble in January. Simon ploughing all day - Denny pottering | snow show'r | 33 | 23 | |||
| Friday | 23 | W'd fixing new plough & afternoon ploughd with it - heavy work for Cattle
Simon Marking Wheat with Horses - Denny Pottering Hamilton came again this morn'g 8 @ 9 - whitewashed Staircase & room first Coat |
Hail show'r | 28 | 39 | |||
| Saturday | 24 | Hamilton left after breakfast - Cr Wilfred for 5/ pd him for yesterdays work
W'd Sim & Denny preparing Wheat for Mill - firewood So Hamilton took away Blacky & Red Heifer sold him by W'd |
Hail show'r | 32 | 27 | |||
| Sunday | 25 | W'd to Stratford Mr Allan - sent letter to P. Office Mrs T to Jno W. T pottering Charnock to tea Robinson calld -- | fine | 23 | 33 | |||
| Monday | 26 | Paid Alex McTavish taxes for 1846
Simon ploughed S West of Fall Wheat - W'd whitewashing &c Din'g room Denny pottering - Had a Bottle Margaret Crerar came to us this morning @ $3 p month Mrs {illegible} with us today scouring floors |
show'r aft'n rain'g 11 pm | 40 | 55 |
| Tuesday | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 28 | fine | 28 | 30 | ||||
| Thursday | 29 | a show'r 4 pm | ||||||
| Friday | 30 | fine | 31 | |||||
| Saturday | 31 | rain Hail Snow aft'n & ev'g heavy | ||||||
